Urbandale is knocked out of Little League World Series

The Iowa team from Urbandale was eliminated from the Little League World Series on Monday night after falling 8-3 to Staten Island, New York.

The Mid Atlantic representatives broke open a close game with two runs in the fifth and four more in the top of the sixth to take an 8-0 lead.

The Iowans scored all their runs in the bottom of the sixth on a solo homer by Trae Cropp and a two-run single by Spencer Sturgis. New York advances as the number two seed in the pool. Urbandale closed out their first World Series appearance with a record of 1-2.